mal élevé
\ma.l‿el(.ə).ve\
The verdict
“mal élevé” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se dit d'un individu ne faisant aucune preuve de bonnes manières.
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Index FR-mal-eleve · mal élevé · French
mal élevé · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mal élevé |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ma.l‿el(.ə).ve\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
mal élevé is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ma.l‿el(.ə).ve\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Se dit d'un individu ne faisant aucune preuve de bonnes manières.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for mal élevé in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is mal élevé, spelled M-A-L- -É-L-E-V-É.
Definition
- 1Se dit d'un individu ne faisant aucune preuve de bonnes manières.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mal élevé appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Fort mal élevé, tapageur comme tous les enfants lâchés librement dans la vie, il possédait néanmoins un fond de sagesse raisonnée qui devait toujours l’empêcher de commettre une folie improductive.
Il ne fit aucun geste pour protester ; il ne trouva pas le mot banal que n’importe qui eût proféré. Non qu’il fût plus dur qu’un autre garçon de son âge : simplement, il était mal élevé.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.